What is within walking distance of Termini Station in Rome?

Question

I will be staying at Hotel Domus Mea (Rome) in June. I will not have a car and have less than 24 hours. Are there historical sights (free or inexpensive) and restaurants within walking distance? This is just a 24 hour layover but I want to get all I can out of this mini-trip to Rome.

Answer 1

Lets see, the National Museum of Rome is right across the street, but lots of people are going to tell you that so here is something else.  Across from the termini is a giant brownish-reddish stone building, but don't be fooled by the outside.  It is the church of angels and martyrs.  It used to be a Roman bath house.  When I walked inside and saw this beautiful basilica I nearly cried, it was just so beautiful.  I wrote a paper on it for my art history class and it has such an interesting history!  You've got to check it out.  For more info hit the link below.

Answer 2

Do a Open Bus Tour and you'll see the main beauties of Rome. In a great hurry, that's true, but..... you'll rest, late, in the evening, in a restaurant.

Answer 3

It depends on how much you like to walk.  I have walked from Termini to Coliseum to Trevi Fountain to Spanish Steps and back to Termini.  It was a long evening, 5-6 hours with stops at each place and a long dinner, and it was tiring, but it is possible.

Answer 4

Well, I got off the train and walked for 16 hours (with lots of stops to look and hang out and eat of course), and I pretty much covered Rome proper-went to Spanish Steps, Forum, Colliseum, Trevi Fountain, Vatican, many piazzas and outdoor markets, Trastevere, etc. etc. Phenomenal! Just walk and walk and walk-the entire city is a free museum.

Answer 5

By subway you can save a long tiring walk and reach a key point  - Spanish Steps or Coliseum, then walk around.

Roman Forum and Coliseum - entry fee;

Pantheon and churches - free.

Answer 6

Don't waste time walking.  You can walk the city in a day, but you won't have time to see as much as you would like to.  For 13 Euro right outside the Termini is a double decker bus run by the city.  I believe it was Trambus 110, but don't quote me on the number.  Don't get on any other bus than this.  This will take you to all the major sites in Rome, and you can get on and off the bus as much as you like.  It runs all day, into the early evening.  In one day we were able to see the Colosseum (walk up the hill towards the Palentine Hill) and buy your ticket up there.  I believe it was 12 Euro.  You can get into the Colosseum without waiting in line and the Palentine Hill.  FYI the Palentine Hill is a big walking garden.  It was nice, but in March infested with gnats.  We also stopped at Vatican City.  It is free to get inside and to see a service.  The catacombs were also free.  We weren't able to get into the cupola because we were too late.  If you want to go up make sure you get there before 6:00.  We also stopped to see the Spanish Steps.  This is a very expensive area to eat and drink, so just walk around and skip the designer shopping and food.  We also stopped to see Pantheon and ended in Campo di Fiore.  We had pizza for dinner that night in the Campo di Fiore.  Honestly I would suggest getting there really early and walking around.  Then getting off the bus later in the evening by Testavere.  I don't remember the stop, but you just walk across the bridge into this wonderful little neighborhood.  Have dinner there.  There are a ton of great restaurants.  Most of them have the menu posted outside, and they not if the food is frozen on there.  If you see that run away.  We ordered like this once and it was really nasty!  Hope this was helpful, and have fun!

Answer 7

Hello,

If you have 24 you can see almost everything in Rome.  If you are on a budget then walking will be the best thing for you, but, be aware that the metro is cheap and quick.  From the termini station you can pick up either line and go to or very near all the major sites Rome has to offer.  You can buy a 1 day ticket for less than 10 euros.  

By walking you can get to the Baths of Diocletian (right next to the termini).  This is a wonderful church and museum that used to be the Baths complex.  You must pay to get into the museum but the church is free.  You can also walk down Via Cavour to the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore.  Wonderful church that contains fragments of the manger from Christ.  Continueing on, you can reach the St. Peter in Chains church, this church contains the chains that helds Sts. Peter and Paul.  From there you can continue on to the colosseum.  This will take about 25 minutes from the termini to the colosseum without stopping at the churches.  From the colosseum you are right next to all the forums, the palatine hill, the capitolini hill and museum.  You must pay to get into the colosseum and palatine hill but they are a combo ticket and I believe they are still only 12 euros.  From this area you can continue on to the circus maximus and the baths of caracalla (another pay site).  Then you can swing over to the mouth of truth in the Santa Maria in Cosmedin church.  You can see this whole area in 3 or 4 hours depending on how fast you walk and how much you want time you want to spend in the forums and colosseum.  From here continue on to the Teatre of Marcello and then on to the Largo Argentina.  From here go to the Pantheon, and piazza navona.  At this point you can pop across the river to see the castel san angelo ( a pay site) or just continue on to the spanish steps and trevi fountain.  

The farthest site from the termini station is the vatican.  It will take the better part of an hour to walk there or you can catch the metro there.  To  get to piazza navona will probably take 45 minutes straight walking.  Just take you time, use a good map and see what you can in the short time you have in this wonderful city.  

Donna